Staff Nurse

Dayanand Medical College & Hospital (DMC&H); Ludhiana; On-site; INR 167,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Dayanand Medical College & Hospital (DMC&H) in Ludhiana, India, seeks a staff nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care for admissions, OPD cases, and transfers. You will initiate IV lines, administer medications, monitor vital signs, and document progress while assisting surgeons in the OT and caring for patients and attendants.

The role requires B.Sc. Nursing or GNM and an age of 18–40, with duties spanning pre- and post-operative care, patient education, and strict adherence to medical

Qualifications

• B.Sc. Nursing (04 year degree)/ B.Sc. Nursing (post basic)/ GNM from recognized university (appearing /passed out students)
• Age limit: 18-40

Responsibilities

• Inform the unit doctor on receiving a patient (emergency, OPD or transfer).
• Start I/V lines and assist doctors in procedures.
• Administer prescribed medications and monitor patient status.
• Take rounds with doctors and maintain round records.
• Monitor vital signs and nursing progress charts.
• Ensure hygiene and pre-operative preparation; assist in OT.
• Educate patient and attendants on care, visiting hours and discharge plans.

Skills

Nursing care

IV administration

Patient monitoring

Documentation

Education

B.Sc. Nursing (04 year degree)/ B.Sc. Nursing (post basic)/ GNM from recognized university (appearing /passed out students)

Job description

Role & responsibilities

1. While receiving a patient (either emergency admission or OPD admission or transfer from other units) a staff nurse must follow these general points :-
   • Inform the unit doctor.
   • Remove and handover patients personal belongings to family member and obtain their signatures.
   • Give the medication (tablets, infusions and transfusion) to the patients as prescribed.
2. Daily Nursing care of the patient :-
   • Start I/V line and assist doctor on duty in various medical and surgical procedures like dressing, suturing of wounds etc.
   • Take rounds with doctors and note orders on the round register, implement their instructions and prescriptions and maintain records of doctors visit.
   • Monitor vital sign and maintain nursing progress charts with proper documentation of date and time.
   • Sponge bath, back care, mouth care, eye care, ear care, bowel and bladder care, ryles tube feeding as per requirement/chart.
   • Change side regularly for bed-ridden patient to prevent bedsore development on pressure points and document on chart.
   • Draw blood samples and ensure the delivery of samples to the concerned lab within 30 minutes and ensure the collection of reports from various labs by Ward boy.
   • Filling the lab reports, consent for procedure etc. In laid down sequence in concerned patient file.
   • Performs nursing procedures as per set protocols & requirements.
   • Ensure proper hygiene of the patient.
   • Pre-operative preparation of patients.
   • In O.T. organize smooth conduct of surgical procedures and assist the surgeon during the procedures.
3. Patient/ Attendant awareness :-
   • Make patient/attendant aware about the diet to be followed according to the diagnosis.
   • Make attendants aware about the visiting hours and ensure only one attendant is present at the patient beside.
   • Keep a check that attendants present in the ward have visiting pass with them.
   • Explain about proper disposal of biomedical and general waste.
   • Use of sputum mug/kidney tray for spitting.
   • On discharge, explain about follow up and OPD appointments and home care according to patient’s needs and when and who to contact in case of emergency.
4. General duty of a staff nurse :-
   • To be polite to the patient’s attendants.
   • Follow the orders and instructions of the In-charge.
   • Ensure proper segregation of biomedical waste.
   • Use of mobile phone to be avoided at all costs.
   • Shift In-charge should inform the ward In-charge about any indiscipline, dereliction of duties, negligence and absence from duty by the staff under her jurisdiction.

“Attend all in service educational programs and external mandatory certification programs for professional advancement.”

Preferred candidate profile

• B.Sc. Nursing (04 year degree)/ B.Sc. Nursing (post basic)/ GNM from recognized university (appearing /passed out students)

Age limit:- 18-40